PRACTICES / Bahrain

Baker McVeigh provided veterinary assistance to the Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club (REHC) at the inaugural running of The Bahrain International Trophy, in November 2020. After this initial, successful venture, Baker McVeigh was invited to provide veterinary services to the horses of the REHC that are based in the training centre in Riffa, where our Bahrain practice was established. 

Our practice offers a fully-equipped ambulatory service, including digital radiography, endoscopy and high-quality ultrasound technology. Our onsite veterinarians also attend weekly race meetings and maintain high levels of safety and equine welfare throughout the racing season.

Baker McVeigh Bahrain now offers services throughout the country and the broader Middle Eastern region.

Meet Our Veterinarians

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Dr Antony Clements

Partner in Cape Town, Newmarket, Yorkshire, Lambourn, Chantilly and Bahrain

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Antony Clements joined the Baker McVeigh group in 2001, having previously worked in practices in Hampshire and the University of Glasgow. He has extensive experience and post-graduate qualifications in equine orthopaedics. After moving to Durban and helping to establish the Cape Town practice, Antony moved to the UK where he became the managing partner of the Newmarket practice. He now tends to the needs of our larger clients and offers consulting services across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

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Dr John McVeigh

Partner in Summerveld, Cape Town, Newmarket, Yorkshire, Lambourn, Bahrain, Chantilly and Johannesburg.

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Leading the Baker McVeigh group is the renowned John McVeigh, a prominent figure in international horse racing circles. For three and a half decades, John has played a significant role in the expansion and development of our Baker McVeigh practices, overseeing the business’s growth across six practices, over three continents.

John is based in Summerveld and continues to travel to our other practices, offering his assistance, expertise and knowledge.

Dr Duncan Moir

Partner in Newmarket, Yorkshire, Lambourn and Bahrain

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Following a number of years with Baker McVeigh in South Africa, Duncan returned to the UK to help establish the Newmarket practice. Since then, he has developed an extensive client base in all areas of thoroughbred racing and sports horse fields. With a particular interest in sports medicine, Duncan manages several racing yards in Newmarket. In addition, he vets and consults for various private clients both in the UK and internationally.

Dr Fernando Perez de Villar

Partner in Newmarket, Yorkshire, Lambourn and Bahrain

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Hailing from Spain, Fernando joined our Baker McVeigh practice in Newmarket soon after its inception, in 2006. Following his graduation from Madrid, he worked for three years in Spain before moving to the UK where he has been residing for the last twenty years. Fernando worked in a large animal practice in Surrey, where he dealt mostly with horses. Moreover, he has a wealth of experience in all aspects of equine practice and gained the RCVS Certificate in Equine Practice, in 2006. In 2011, Fernando became a partner and has been instrumental in the success of our Baker McVeigh Newmarket practice.

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Dr Alasdair Graham Cameron

Cape Town and Partner in Bahrain

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Alasdair Cameron qualified from the University of Glasgow in 1998. He worked in Yorkshire, Cheshire and The Curragh in Ireland before moving out to South Africa in 2003. Following his time at Summerveld, he became one of the founding members of Baker McVeigh Cape Town. With a varied sports horse, racing and stud clientele, Alasdair has gained a local reputation as one of the leading performance horse vets. With a keen interest in poor performance investigation, orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery he has been fortunate to travel extensively with his work.

Dr Eoghan Nagle

Partner in Newmarket and Bahrain

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Eoghan joined Baker McVeigh Newmarket in August 2019. He developed a passion for horses and horse racing when his family moved to Cork, close to where his uncle T.J Nagle trains National Hunt horses. He spent his weekends there riding horses and competed in pony races growing up. Eoghan graduated as a veterinarian from Warsaw in 2018 and moved to Lexington, in Kentucky, where he completed an internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. His main interests are surgery, diagnostic imaging, and lameness.

Dr James Boardman

Lambourn and Bahrain

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James graduated from The University of Cambridge in 2016 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine after intercalating in Biological and Biomedical Sciences. After graduating, he spent three months as a Clinical Research Scholar at a large equine hospital. He then undertook a two-year internship at an equine referral hospital in Newmarket, working primarily with Thoroughbreds.

Dr Dominic Laing

Yorkshire and Bahrain

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Dominic graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2018. He moved to Sydney, Australia after finishing his studies, where he carried out a rotating internship at Randwick Equine Centre, working mainly with thoroughbred racehorses. Dominic was part of the Baker McVeigh Junior Associate Programme 2019 and spent two years working in South Africa. In early 2022 he joined the team in Bahrain. He has a particular interest in poor performance investigations and sales work.

Dr Azeem Haider

Bahrain

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Azeem graduated as a DVM from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Lahore, Pakistan in 2013, Azeem began his career as a race course veterinarian at the Lahore Race Club. He later moved to Abu Dhabi, UAE to work with Arabian horses on a prestigious farm. In 2021, he joined the esteemed Baker McVeigh Group, where he honed his skills in the Cape Town practice before transitioning to the Bahrain practice. Through his journey, Azeem is continually seeking opportunities to grow and improve.

Dr Gabriel Loor

Bahrain

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Gabriel graduated from vet school in Lima, Peru in 2019. He developed his passion for horses after working with Thoroughbreds at the local racetrack. Shortly after, he moved to the UAE and spent two years completing a rotating and field internship in Dubai Equine Hospital mainly working with endurance and flat racing horses. He joined our team in Bahrain in 2024. Gabriel has a special interest in lameness and diagnostic imaging.

 
 
 

Contact Us

Contact No: +973 3878 4257

P.O. Box 25079, Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain